Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Benin
Benin: Global: Ease of doing business score was 52.4 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Global: Ease of doing business score in Benin, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
Benin recorded 52.4 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.7% over five years.
That places Benin 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Benin, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 48.66 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 49.72 DB17-20 methodology | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 51.58 DB17-20 methodology | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 51.71 DB17-20 methodology | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 52.4 DB17-20 methodology | +1.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 52.4 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.88 DB17-20 methodology, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 52.4 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.9 DB17-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Benin
More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 269.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.8946 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Benin?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Benin was 52.4 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.66 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Benin rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Benin ranks 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.